Florida Statute 157.28 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 157
DRAINAGE BY COUNTIES

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F.S. 157.28

157.28 Awarding contracts for repair; approval.—If the estimated cost of repairing any such ditch, drain or canal shall not exceed the sum of $100, the board of county commissioners shall have full power to have the same done in such manner as said board may see fit; but if such estimated cost shall exceed $100, then the contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the county, or by posting in five conspicuous places in the commissioners’ district in which such ditch, drain or canal shall be located, and all work done shall be subject to the approval and acceptance of the board of county commissioners.

History.—s. 3, ch. 6190, 1911; RGS 1766; CGL 2817; s. 10, ch. 90-279.

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Amendments to 157.28

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 157.28

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 157.28.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 157.28

Total Results: 2

Marill Alarm Systems, Inc. v. Equity Funding Corp. (In Re Marill Alarm Systems, Inc.)

81 B.R. 119, 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12319, 1987 WL 31665

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 1987 | Docket: 2511490

Cited 20 times | Published

be pursuant to the "catch-all" provision of section 157 (28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(O)) because Marill's claim

Crews Lake Road & Bridge District v. Pineview Estates, Inc. (In re Pineview Estates, Inc.)

57 B.R. 483, 1986 Bankr. LEXIS 6985

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 2, 1986 | Docket: 65779104

Published

and in 28 U.S.C. § 157 et seq., particularly § 157. 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b) grants the district court original